what's your stack?

theJoshHerring
theJoshHerring Posts: 133
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I'm curious to know what the muscle gaining veterans are using in their supplement stacks. I'm relatively new to the lifting world, so I'm trying to learn from other people's successes!

So, what's your stack?
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  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    gelato
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member
    Chicken, beef, and black beans. I stack them into a slow cooker and make chili.

    Just eat food. Add protein shakes if you want -- they're cheap. "Stacking" is for advanced lifters and bodybuilders; it's a waste of money for everyone else.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Stack?! Naw man all I use is DAT CELL-TECH!!!!
  • iPlatano
    iPlatano Posts: 487 Member
    DA THERE CELL-TECH! +1
  • shane_tac1
    shane_tac1 Posts: 35 Member
    Ive just started using DAA and Erase. Have used DAA before but never with Erase.
    I use Assault as a pre workout as well and protein powder just for easy liquid calories but nothing else. Nothing beats food. Most sups are junk.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I'll answer seriously :smile: But yeah, enough cals and protein first and foremost.

    I use whey protein if I'm low on protein
    creatine
    fish oil
    magnesium


    Eat, lift, sleep.
  • Mrsallypants
    Mrsallypants Posts: 887 Member
    Like Tren, Test, and Dbol?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Gold standard protein powder
    oreo's
    ice cream
    pizza
    bacon.
  • joewtug1
    joewtug1 Posts: 10
    dat dere
  • milileitner
    milileitner Posts: 98 Member
    Ice cream.
    Creatine.
    Chocolate granola.
    Almond butter.

    Often all at the same time.
  • JMoore221979
    JMoore221979 Posts: 266
    Protein
    Creatine
    Beta Alanine
    BCAAs
    Fish Oil
    B vits
    Glucosamine
  • lookin4gains
    lookin4gains Posts: 1,761 Member
    Pick your protein carefully. Most have soo many sugars in them as fillers your getting ripped off. Celltech is one of the worst culprits. Read the labels and find a protein that simple. Read the servings as well. Biggest advertisement bull**** is saying 60 grams a serving when each serving is 3 scoops. Lol. Don't buy into it.
    A simple multivitamin is good. Fish oil, vitamin C.
    If you start getting more heavy into lifting and your recovery is slow some L - glutamine would help. Unless you are going to start competing I really wouldn't worry about aminos.
    Calorie intake is where it's at. Healthy foods all day long. Eat eat eat
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,042 Member
    If you're a novice, you don't need a stack. Just a good amount of protein and a decent calorie surplus. Most supplements (with the exception of whey protein and creatine) attribute little to actual muscle and mass gain.

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  • shane_tac1
    shane_tac1 Posts: 35 Member
    CellTech isnt a protein though. Its creatine and yeah it is overpriced. I think the sugar is added to cause an insulin spike to improve the absorption of the creatine.
    You can make your own celltech with creatine monohydrate powder and dextrose powder if you really wanted to use it.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Food.
    And synthagen.
    And karbolyn.
  • shane_tac1
    shane_tac1 Posts: 35 Member
    Protein
    Creatine
    Beta Alanine
    BCAAs
    Fish Oil
    B vits
    Glucosamine

    Are you getting the creatine and beta alanine from a preworkout or buying them seperate? If a pre workout which one do you use please?
    I normally use assault but my body is getting used to assault so looking for some decent alternatives.
  • lookin4gains
    lookin4gains Posts: 1,761 Member
    CellTech isnt a protein though. Its creatine and yeah it is overpriced. I think the sugar is added to cause an insulin spike to improve the absorption of the creatine.
    You can make your own celltech with creatine monohydrate powder and dextrose powder if you really wanted to use it.
    Good call man. I got my Celltech and nitrotech confused.
  • shane_tac1
    shane_tac1 Posts: 35 Member
    CellTech isnt a protein though. Its creatine and yeah it is overpriced. I think the sugar is added to cause an insulin spike to improve the absorption of the creatine.
    You can make your own celltech with creatine monohydrate powder and dextrose powder if you really wanted to use it.
    Good call man. I got my Celltech and nitrotech confused.
    No worries. When I first started training I used to use EAS Phosphagen which was again just overpriced creatine.
    I think the sugar in the protein is again supposed to cause an insulin spike but I have read a number of studies that show that the sugar does absolutely nothing but give you a ton of empty calories.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Pick your protein carefully. Most have soo many sugars in them as fillers your getting ripped off. Celltech is one of the worst culprits. Read the labels and find a protein that simple. Read the servings as well. Biggest advertisement bull**** is saying 60 grams a serving when each serving is 3 scoops. Lol. Don't buy into it.
    A simple multivitamin is good. Fish oil, vitamin C.
    If you start getting more heavy into lifting and your recovery is slow some L - glutamine would help. Unless you are going to start competing I really wouldn't worry about aminos.
    Calorie intake is where it's at. Healthy foods all day long. Eat eat eat

    Nooo not "cell-tech" but, "dat cell-tech", two totally different things.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Protein
    Creatine
    Beta Alanine
    BCAAs
    Fish Oil
    B vits
    Glucosamine

    I really need to start taking glucosamine- think my body would be much happier.

    are you taking one with chondrition or MSM (MSN- whatever the other one is) or just pure glucosamine?
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    CellTech isnt a protein though. Its creatine and yeah it is overpriced. I think the sugar is added to cause an insulin spike to improve the absorption of the creatine.
    You can make your own celltech with creatine monohydrate powder and dextrose powder if you really wanted to use it.

    Cell-tech is code name for steroids these days . Not the actual cell-tech from muscle tech

    But correct the real cell-tech from muscle tech ia basically simple sugars + creatine
  • shane_tac1
    shane_tac1 Posts: 35 Member
    Not heard it called that before. Back when I trained in the UK we called it gear or juice.

    And JoRocka have you read up on glucosamine mate? Most studies I have read show its does nothing. Its a placebo effect if anything.
  • adamdlc
    adamdlc Posts: 34
    Creatine
    Whey Protein
    Fish Oil
    BCAA
    Optimen Multi Vitamin
    Glutamine
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Not heard it called that before. Back when I trained in the UK we called it gear or juice.

    And JoRocka have you read up on glucosamine mate? Most studies I have read show its does nothing. Its a placebo effect if anything.

    I had to google "dat dere CellTech" myself. The story is pretty funny.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Pick your protein carefully. Most have soo many sugars in them as fillers your getting ripped off. Celltech is one of the worst culprits. Read the labels and find a protein that simple. Read the servings as well. Biggest advertisement bull**** is saying 60 grams a serving when each serving is 3 scoops. Lol. Don't buy into it.
    A simple multivitamin is good. Fish oil, vitamin C.
    If you start getting more heavy into lifting and your recovery is slow some L - glutamine would help. Unless you are going to start competing I really wouldn't worry about aminos.
    Calorie intake is where it's at. Healthy foods all day long. Eat eat eat

    Nooo not "cell-tech" but, "dat cell-tech", two totally different things.

    ^this
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    tagging to follow ....

    I just use whey protein and eat ....

    ETA - I do use BCAA's
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Well I qualify on the "veteran" part but not so sure about muscle building these days!

    Pre-workout:
    Breakfast or Lunch (or sometimes fasted)
    During Workout:
    Water
    Post-workout:
    Lunch or Dinner.

    I use whey protein when I'm not meeting my protein goal.
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    I'm curious to know what the muscle gaining veterans are using in their supplement stacks. I'm relatively new to the lifting world, so I'm trying to learn from other people's successes!

    So, what's your stack?

    Just eat food.... point to a supplement is to supplement something you are missing.


    Get a blood test, go to the doctor ... see if I am deficient in anything and then go from there.

    Supplement industry is around to make money not to make you better/ stronger/ faster... if that was the case there would be like 1-2 different things that everyone would sell.. wait there is something like that ... steroids ... skip on the supplements and just take steroids... costs less (not kidding) and no I don't take them but have done research.

    My opinion ... I'm not a doctor... it's just logically the right choice to me if you are willing to take them that is.
  • trojan_bb
    trojan_bb Posts: 699 Member
    Whey

    Preworkout and intraworkout consists of:
    Hydrolyzed whey or casein (just quickly digesting protein, since regular whey is not good for intraworkout or even pre)
    Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrins (carbs, same concept as above)
    Leucine
    Creatine
    Orange Juice

    Various preworkout stims

    Not a supplement junkie at all. Only use the basics which have mounds of scientific backing. Beyond the basics, the only chemicals which actually work are juice.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    Whey/Casein blend

    Intraworkout:
    Peptopro, Glycofuse, Creatine, L-citrulline, beta-alanine

    Postworkout:
    Stack o' Pancakes or Kid Cereals

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